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Microsoft Technologies Articles
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How to import the tags in Azure?
In the previous article, we have seen that we can export the Azure resource tags in the JSON file or CSV format. There are some cases when you rebuild your resource and you might need to restore your tags or someone with the authorized person to have azure resource access and he accidentally deletes the tags and we need to restore them. In such cases, if we have the tags backup already we can import them to the resources.In the below example, we suppose we have the Azure VM tags backup stored in the CSV file format and after rebuilding ...
Read MoreHow to Export the azure VM tags using PowerShell?
There are two ways to get the applied azure VM tags using PowerShell.Using Tags Property of the Azure VMUsing the Get-AZTag command.ExamplePS C:\> Get-AzVM -VMName Testmachine2k12 | Select -ExpandProperty Tags Key Value --- ----- Patching_Day Sunday Owner ChiragAnother way is by using the Get-AZTag command.PS C:\> $vm = Get-AzVM -VMName TestMachine2k12 PS C:\> Get-AzTag -ResourceId $vm.Id | Select -ExpandProperty PropertiesOutputTagsProperty ------------ {[Owner, Chirag], [Patching_Day, Sunday]}We need to export this tag and the best way to store the tags is using the JSON file.Get-AzVM -VMName Testmachine2k12 | Select -ExpandProperty Tags ...
Read MoreHow to add the new tag to Azure VM using PowerShell?
To add the new tag of Azure VM using PowerShell, we need to use the New-AZTag command. Please note: If you have already tags applied to the VM, you need to use the Update-AZTag command to merge with the available Azure Tags otherwise all the previous applied.For example, We have the below VM called TestMachine2k12 and after signing to the Azure account we need VMs resource ID to apply the tag to the VM.We will use a tag in the HastTable format so we will have its Key and a Value. We need to apply the below new tag.Example$tag = ...
Read MoreHow to delete hidden files and folders using PowerShell?
If we want to delete the hidden files and folders from the C:\temp on the local computer, we need to use the command shown in this example.ExampleBut first, the below command helps us to retrieve the hidden files and folders from the C:\temp.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp -Hidden -RecurseWe just need to pipe the Remove-Item command and to remove forcibly use -Force parameter.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp -Hidden -Recurse | Remove-Item -Force -VerboseOutput
Read MoreHow to use the ConvertFrom-StringData command in PowerShell?
The ConvertFrom-String command converts the String to the Hashtable format as shown below.ExamplePS C:\> "This is string" | ConvertFrom-StringOutputP1 P2 P3 -- -- -- This is stringIn the above example, We haven’t specified any header so that the output is separated the delimiter by space P1, P2 and continuous. By default, this command separates the string with a ‘=’ delimiter as shown below.Example$stringhash = @" Name = Spooler Starttype = Manual Status = Stopped "@ $stringhash | ConvertFrom-StringDataOutputName Value ---- ----- ...
Read MoreHow to add multiple values in the Hashtable using PowerShell?
ExampleFor example, we have a below-created hashtable.PS C:\> $servicehash = @{Name='Spooler';State='Stopped';StartType='Automatic'} PS C:\> $servicehashOutputName Value ---- ----- Name Spooler StartType Automatic State StoppedWe need to add multiple values to the Name Key. If we directly append the value to the key it will treat it as a string and we will not get the desired output. See the example below.ExamplePS C:\> $servicehash.Name += "Winrm" PS C:\> $servicehashOutputName Value ---- ----- Name SpoolerWinrm StartType Automatic State StoppedSo to add the multiple ...
Read MoreHow to get the folder size using PowerShell?
We will first retrieve the content of the folder using the Get-ChildItem command and then pipeline the Measure-Object command as shown below.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\ -Recurse | Measure-Object -Property Length -SumOutputCount : 1514 Average : Sum : 372060503 Maximum : Minimum : Property : LengthSo the above output shows that there is a total of 1514 files and folders and the sum shows the size of all the files and folders combined in KB. We can convert it to the MB as shown below.(Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\ -Recurse | Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum / 1MB 354.824545860291We can get the round figure, [Math]::Round( ...
Read MoreHow to run PowerShell commands from the command prompt?
To run Powershell commands from the command prompt or cmd, we need to call the PowerShell process PowerShell.exe.ExampleSee the sample example, C:\> Powershell.exe -Command "Write-Output 'Hello world'" Hello worldSimilarly, you can call any command. We will use another example to get service informationC:\> Powershell.exe -Command "Get-Service Spooler" Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running Spooler Print SpoolerTo run multiple commands, C:\> Powershell.exe -Command "Stop-Service Spooler -verbose -passthru; Start-Service Spooler -verbose -passthru"OutputVERBOSE: Performing the operation "Stop-Service" on target "Print Spooler (Spooler)". Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Stopped Spooler Print Spooler VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Start-Service" on ...
Read MoreHow to get empty files in Windows OS using PowerShell?
To get the list of empty files in Windows OS using PowerShell, there are two ways, a) Using Length parameter. We will count the length of the file. If it is 0 then the file is empty as shown below.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp\ -Recurse | where{$_.Length -eq 0} | Select @{N='EmptyFiles';E={$_.FullName}}Output:b) Another method is a long one that we don’t want to go into. We need to check each file's content and if it is empty then we will declare that file as an empty file.Get-ChildItem C:\Temp -Recurse -File | foreach{ if((Get-Content $_.FullName) -eq $null){ ...
Read MoreHow to uninstall the PowerShell Module?
To uninstall the PowerShell module, we can directly use the Uninstall-Module command but the module should not be in use, otherwise, it will throw an error.When we use the Uninstall-Module command, it can uninstall the module from the current user profile or from the all users profile.Uninstall-Module 7Zip4PowerShell -Force -VerboseAnother method, Get-InstalledModule 7Zip4Powershell | Uninstall-Module -Force -VerboseIf you have multiple versions of the same module installed in the PowerShell, and if you want to uninstall all of them then use the -AllVersions Parameter.Uninstall-Module 7Zip4PowerShell -AllVersions -Force -VerboseIf you want to uninstall the specific version, we can use -RequiredVersion.Uninstall-Module 7Zip4PowerShell -RequiredVersion ...
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